Murray City School District

On March 12, 2020, Murray City School District became the first in Utah to make the move to remote learning as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] after a student had a close encounter with someone who had tested positive for the virus.

The district immediately re-opened to digital learning the following day as the Governor Gary Herbert order all schools closed on March 13, 2020.

The district re-open plan included sanitation, testing, and quarantining protocols to help ensure safety.

It is a state-of-the-art facility, with high ceilings and skylights, a commons area, wireless network connections in every classroom (internet access is restricted), a geothermal heating and cooling system, an expanded auditorium, two gyms, and a courtyard.

There is a variety of opportunities for academic enrichment through an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on higher-level thinking skills, problem-solving, research, and independent studies.

Murray City School District funded one of the state's first 1:1 technology platform program in 2018, where every student was assigned a laptop (largely Chromebooks) they could use in class or take home.

The district's advanced technology planning proved insightful as students and teachers were able to make a fairly smooth transition following the sudden closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, 2020.

At the beginning of the 2007–2008 school year, district administrators started a program to save energy and money.

During weekends and long breaks, copy machines and computers are unplugged, and running water to restrooms is turned off.